The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-12
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rectory Co, P. o. box 8.
The weather yesterday was decid-
edly threatening, without any de-
cided results.
See advertisement of valuable
business property for sale by Walter
B. Gwyn.
A splendid carriage and a top
buggy for sale at auction by Murray
& Lance. See advertisement.
Capt. Garland Ferguson was in
town yesterday, returning from
Madison Court.
Mr.. Thos. Garrett, of Madison,
yesterday sold at the Banner Ware
house 1900 lbs. of tobacco at an
average of $25 per hundred. A few
days since he sold LOO lbs. at the
same house at an average of $28 pei
hundred.
AS significant fact, merchants
here cannot obtain goods from the
Western markets at guaranteed
freight rates. The Western dealers
are afraid to quote rates for the fu-
ture until the effects of the Inter-
State Commerce bill shall have been
seen.
Messrs. Dickson & Watson's loss by the
recent fire, we are glad to learn, is not
quite as heavy as was al first supposed.
They are already. making raneEas.s.sslts
fjF>fesume business, and IN short lime
Nf be on their feet again. They possess
boSh energy and pluck.
The indefinite postponement by the
House of Representatives of the Railroad
Commission bill effectually puts an end
to any legislation of this kind during the
present session of the Legislature. This
will give ample opportunity to test the
merits of the Interstate Commerce bill.
The settling of the County Govern
ment question by the House of Repres-
entatives on Thursday, by decided
vote, relegates the whole matter back to
the people. The Republicans in the
next campaign will ride their hobby to
their hearts content-but only to defeat.
The day is still distant when the white
people of North Carolina will relegate
the Eastern counties to negro domino,
ton.
Says the .Neaus- Observer: The joint leg
islative committee appointed to visit the
Western Insane Asylum at Morganton
have returned more than pleased with
all they saw in that institution. They
are practically unanimous in the opin-
ion that no State institution could be
better conducted, and are agreed that
the accomplished director of fthe-Asylum,
DR.. Murphy, is the right man in the
right place.
We heard many expressions Of pleas
ure yesterday over the defeat of the
Pearson bill repeating the BuEcombe
Stock Law. The substitute adopted by
the Senate will please the large majority
of the people of the county, as thsoe sec
tions mostly opposed to the old law
u4UCE buAS 6uDoblbuJo Will D6 dI1OWSQ CO
stay out from its provisions. Now let
the House concur in the substitute, and
end the matter forever.
The NeaCs-ObserUer says, and We en-
dorse its remarks
'fWe note with pleasure the dispose
ton to meet the needs of the State
Guard. That organization ought either
to be kept up in efficiency or it ought to
be abolished. The. latter alternative is
not to be thought Of The former there
fore appeals with all the greater force be-
cause Of this fact. The Importance of
the guard is conceded by all reasonable
men. The influence of its simple exist
ence is . great power on the side of law
and order. Let it be maintained in as
full efficiency as the state can afford"
"Mrs. and the Misses Lyons from Rich
mond, who have taken the house No.
1410 N. street, Washington, D. c., had a
very large reception. Miss Payne of
Warrenton, who inherits much of the
beauty of that distinguished family,
assisted the gracious hostess and her
three lovely daughters in receiving. =
Washington Exchange,
Mrs. Lyons and her daughters spent
last summer in Asheville. The young
ladies were greatly admired and were
pronounced beauties of a high type.
May gladness and all good things follow
in their train.